Co 596 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

388

Not before (date)

384

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Thessalonica 63b, p. 187, pl. X:19

Comparanda

LRBC II.1870-1872, p. 82

Preservation comment

Wear: VG/G. Roughly 15% snapped off from obverse axis 7-8; long, deep cracking; extensive, minute pitting. Incipient spots of light blue bronze corrosion.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 504 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-392, Thessalonica, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Theodosius I (378-395)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.2

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[D N] TH[EODO-SIVS P F] AVG

Reverse Description

Two Victoriae facing one another, holding up one wreath; in between, • ; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

VICTOR[-IA AVG]; in exergue, TESA

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph